Football Legend

Author:

By Paul Agnew

Format:

Paperback

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Price:

£7.99 £7.19 (Save 10%)

Tagged with:

Football, Biography, Tom Finney, England, Preston North End FC

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Further Details

• Published: 28th Mar 2002
• ISBN: 0953084795
• Pages: 270

From Word of Sport:

Long overdue updated biography of Sir Tom Finney, The Preston Plumber, Bill Shankly's favourite ever player. Agnew lovingly recounts the rise of Finney, the precociously talented youth, his experiences with the Eighth Army and thei ncomparable performances for North End and England that sealed his immortality.

From the Publisher:

At his peak, Sir Tom Finney was recognised as the best footballer in the world. Blessed with extraordinary courage, pace and skill, he destroyed defences and enthralled crowds wherever he played.

Award-winning sports writer Paul Agnew has been granted unprecedented access to his unique archive and interviewed him at length to discover the man behind the glory. He recounts the traumatic early death of his mother when he was only four, his precocious talent in childhood kickabouts , his war-time experiences in Monty's Eighth Army and his starring role in the greatest-ever England forward line.

Told with warmth, humour and pathos, Football Legend is a fitting tribute to a true soccer immortal